The Accusump, the original automotive oil accumulator, is designed to
provide the engine with oil pressure before the starter is even engaged.
An Accusump is a cylinder shaped aluminum storage container that acts as
a reservoir of pressurized oil, to be released when there is a drop in the
oil pressure.
The Accusump is connected to the pressure side of an engine's
oiling system and is charged by the engines own oil pump.
Its simple,
efficient design revolves around a hydraulic piston separating an air pre-charge
side and the oil reservoir side.
On the oil side of the Accusump it has an
outlet that goes into the engine's oiling system, controlled by a valve.
On
the air side it's equipped with a pressure gauge and a Schrader air pre-load
valve. |
